Buggins
Active Member
I'm still fine-tuning my organic soil mix, and realized that I made the mix way too light on the nutes. As such, I have been noticing a lot of deficiencies popping up, and I really need to supplement the soil with some fast acting, liquid organic nutes. The problem is, I'm still not perfect on my understanding of how fast or slow various organic fertilizers are made available to the plant.
I'm hoping someone can help me put together a list of fast acting, preferably water soluble, organic nutrients. From what I understand, some organic nutrients must be broken down my the microbes in the soil before they are available to the plant, and others are usable immediately.
I'm not concerned with NPK values, I can sort all the out on my own, I just need to know which fertilizers are quick acting and can be made into a tea for an immediate boost of nutrients.
Here is a partial list I've compiled, but I'm not sure if it's accurate. Please feel free to add to this, or correct me if I've made a mistake...
Fast acting organic nutrients
Liquid Fish Products (Emulsion, Morbloom, etc)
Guanos (fast acting if dissolved in a tea)
Mollasses (liquid)
Kelp Extract (liquid)
Epsom Salts (disolved in water)
Blood Meals (fast acting if dissolved in a tea)
I'm not sure about things like greensand, rock phosphate, fish bone meal, bone meal, kelp meal, alfalfa meal etc.
Once I know which nutes are fast acting, I can sort out the appropriate NPK ratio and mix up a tea, but right now, I have a feeling I may be adding things into my teas that are completely pointless because they don't dissolve or release their nutes fast enough.
Thanks for any pointers you can offer.
PS. I want to put together a tea recipe for both veg and bloom that can be used around once a week or as needed.
I'm hoping someone can help me put together a list of fast acting, preferably water soluble, organic nutrients. From what I understand, some organic nutrients must be broken down my the microbes in the soil before they are available to the plant, and others are usable immediately.
I'm not concerned with NPK values, I can sort all the out on my own, I just need to know which fertilizers are quick acting and can be made into a tea for an immediate boost of nutrients.
Here is a partial list I've compiled, but I'm not sure if it's accurate. Please feel free to add to this, or correct me if I've made a mistake...
Fast acting organic nutrients
Liquid Fish Products (Emulsion, Morbloom, etc)
Guanos (fast acting if dissolved in a tea)
Mollasses (liquid)
Kelp Extract (liquid)
Epsom Salts (disolved in water)
Blood Meals (fast acting if dissolved in a tea)
I'm not sure about things like greensand, rock phosphate, fish bone meal, bone meal, kelp meal, alfalfa meal etc.
Once I know which nutes are fast acting, I can sort out the appropriate NPK ratio and mix up a tea, but right now, I have a feeling I may be adding things into my teas that are completely pointless because they don't dissolve or release their nutes fast enough.
Thanks for any pointers you can offer.
PS. I want to put together a tea recipe for both veg and bloom that can be used around once a week or as needed.
